MG-ROVER INFORMATION PAGES

With various aspects of servicing, maintenance, including driver assisted features and vehicle monitoring. For our 1996 Rover 200 and the 04 ZR 120+

Engine Cooling System

Coolant elbow In conventional systems, the thermostat is usually located on the outlet from the engine, the K Series is at the rear.

Coolant Sensor 200/ ZR

Cooling system did not need to be drained, just syphoned out, and replaced with a new coolant tank. RPCF000160.

Oil Sump Cleaning 200

Sump now cleaned, and with new LVF-100290 gasket, ready to go back onto the 200, filled with oil and new oil filter fitted.

Precise Oil Level Checking

To solve this problem, came up with the idea of using a semi rigid plastic tube, one from an old waxoyl kit was just ideal for this

Our Oil Filling Procedure

Our none messy filling procedure, to insert into the filler hole, a clear plastic tube attached to a base removed old redex container.

Ignition Leads Fitting 200/ZR

Anticlockwise refers to looking directly at the distributor cap, as viewed standing over at the passenger side wing.

Engine Fuse Box 2004 ZR

Information page concentrates specifically on our 2004 MG ZR engine bay fuse box, and which circuit each fuse, fusible links.

Cabin Located Fuse Panel 2004 ZR

Information page concentrates specifically on our 2004 MG ZR cabin located fuse box, of which circuit each fuse, and relays serves.

YMN 101940 Tailgate Wiring Loom

Wires inside the sleeve constantly fold over each other every time the tailgate is in use, so will fray and eventually break.

Inlet Manifold Gasket

Coil pack connectors were then disconnected, this part of the wiring can be withdrawn with the removal process.

Replacing the Fuel Filter

To release the fuel filter unions a 14mm and 19mm open ended spanners were both used as shown. Then an 8mm spanner.

Purge Valve Location

Shown located on top of the charcoal canister. The canister is fixed into a metal bracket containing an isolation rubber.

Cylinder Head Torque Settings

Camshaft's bearing carrier's 26 x 10mm bolts, were then torqued to the shown specific order of 1 to 26 to just 10Nm or 7lb ft.

Our Tools and Parts Guide

A small and random selection from our original 2004 spanners, and sockets, applications guide with part numbers for easy reference.

MG-Rover Colour Codes 

Whats the vehicle paint colour code for my car, the original factory colour code information shown on these pages.

Replacing Roof Seal 

Sunroof panel tilted, showing one side of the 6 bolts, after removing the two plastic side panel covers, access to removing these.

Dual Horns 2004 ZR

Fitting the horns was a straight foreward swop, made easier with the front bumper out of the way, the old horn securing bracket.

Audio Remote Controls ZR

Wiring from out of the loom was not found. so routed my own wiring to rear of stereo into a connecting block.

Information supplied is referenced only to our own 1996 Rover 200 Series, and 2004 MG-ZR 120+